South Carolina Officer Will Be Fired After Using Force Against Female Student: Reports

Update 10/128/15: The officer in the above video, Senior Deputy Ben Fields, will be relieved of his duty, NBC News reports. More details here. Original post below.

A video released Monday appears to show a school resource officer at Spring Valley High School in Columbia, South Carolina, using significant force against a female student sitting in a classroom chair.

The clip, posted to local TV affiliate WISTV's website and circulating on Twitter, shows the student sitting quietly in a chair as the officer approaches. The officer grabs the student's arm with one of his own, before wrapping his other arm around her neck in something resembling a chokehold. He pulls her backward with such force that her chair flips over, at which point she is lying flat, pinned to the ground. The officer then drags her to the front of the classroom and calls for her to put her hands behind her back to be handcuffed, all as her classmates and teacher watch in silence.

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School officials and Richland County sheriff's deputies are investigating the incident, WISTV reports, while a group calling itself the Richland Two Black Parents Association released a statement condemning the officer's conduct. "Parents are heartbroken as this is just another example of the intolerance that continues to be of issue in Richland School District Two particularly with families and children of color," the statement read. "As we have stated in the past, we stand ready to work in collaboration to address these horrible acts of violence and inequities among our children."

A longer video of the incident has also emerged, and is available here via WISTV.